It’s been some time since we last spoke of Prop 12… You weren’t missing that, were you? Well, at any rate, here’s an update on it. Two new legal briefs were filed in the lawsuit against Proposition 12, and they’ll go before the US Supreme Court on October 11.
- If you haven’t caught any details of the California Proposition, here’s what’s important: it establishes standards that all pork sold within California must abide by, no matter where it’s produced. The opposition argues that it harms the...
Coordination and cooperation among Canadian and US veterinary authorities are key to protecting North America from foreign animal disease (FAD), says the Veterinary Counselor for the Canadian Pork Council, Dr. Egan Brockhoff.
- Both veterinary authorities are well respected, organized, and science based.
With diseases like foot and mouth disease (FMD) and African swine fever (ASF) circulating around the globe, there’s always room – and a need – to streamline and optimize efforts to keep the ...
Both literally and figuratively! Over 100,000 American citizens currently await an organ transplant – 17 people die each day since that need is not met. But fear not, for pigs are coming to the rescue! Seriously: over the past few decades, swine have played a vital role in medical research to ‘fill the gap’ in organ availability – not only hearts.
- So far, xenotransplantation has been attempted with pig kidneys and modified hearts, for example, and the longest that a patient has lived after su...
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose on Tuesday, supported by a setback in prices for corn – a key feed grain.
- Commodities, such as crude oil, saw steep declines due to fears that rising US and European interest rates might slow the economy. So, consumer demand for fuel, beef, and other goods was curbed.
- Labor Day, on September 5, could limit meat packers' immediate needs for cattle due to the shortened week.
And here’s an overview of the week so far:
- In the US wh...
Cost-conscious French consumers have a new, entrenched penny-pinching approach to shopping: they’re ditching fish, buying cheaper meat, and snubbing organic food to save money.
- Consumers report they’re cutting costs on meat, trying to find the best prices for vegetables, and buying fewer factory-made snacks.
- The phenomenon is far-reaching and has been gaining momentum in recent weeks.
- Food industry companies such as Carrefour have been trying to adapt to the new frugal mindset with promotio...
UK red meat exports have reached a record value. So far this year, they have not only surpassed pre-pandemic levels but reached record levels.
- Up until the first semester of 2021, exports of red meat were soaring, but then they dropped due to the impact of Brexit and COVID-19.
- From January to June, almost 314,000 tonnes of beef, lamb, and pork were shipped to export markets around the world – up from 268,543 tonnes during the same period last year.
As for pork, in particular, export volu...
The Montana Department of Livestock, in partnership with the National Pork Board and the Montana Pork Producers Association, recently conducted a training exercise to improve responses to foreign animal diseases (FAD). A simulated detection of African swine fever (ASF) was part of the program.
- Traditional methods of disease control, such as quarantine, vaccination, and early marketing, are insufficient against ASF.
- So, to prevent further spread of the disease, a large number of animals migh...